Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1887-08-25
Of cheese which had long been slowed

va ShoSoc WhiOh hdu ioIS pcch oVoNOu
away in the depths of his pocket. The
dog for long time scented the food.
as if to make sure that it belonged to
his master and nobody else. The poor
creature this time accepted the prof
fered pittance; it began to eat slowly,
and with a sort of dignity, like one
who does thing merely to oblige an
other From that day, the Pole got
the dog s food from the country stores
which he came across in the long march
es over French soil.
One evening the sergeant of his
squad said to the landwehrman:
"What are you going to do with that
beastP"
take it home with me, ~ replied the
Pole; 81 need Watchdog, and can
not hope to meet with better one.
III.
At last the armistice was concluded
and peace proclaimed. The landwehr-
men looked at each other with joyful
eyes and clasped their hands in silent
token of better days. At the first town
they reached the whole battalion was
bundled into train which steamed of
in the direction of Fatherland. They
had no sooner passed the frontier than
the soldiers were received at every sta
ton with endless cheering, and music
and flowers.
The Pole who had been called out to
fight, he knew not why, was especially
at loss to explain why, having
fought, he was brought home amid
such outbursts of popular favor. He
looked as silly as the dog at his feet,
perhaps little more SO, for the dog
Sc emed to have an inkling that he was
surrounded by enemies, while the
"Polak" had grown to be Indifferent
Once only the dog rose from the dark
corner in which he crouched sulkily.
1t was at station in the north of Ger
many. A convoy of French prisoners
arrived just as the landswehrmen':
train entered the place. The brave
hound rushed to the window ant
barked and howled at the cheers an(
songs which rose from the dense throne
of men with blue coats and red trous
ers, as they filed off into captivity
closely guarded by the Prussian senti
nels.
At Posen, the landwehrmen were dis
banded and sent home to their vii
lagos. Volnizki set out with his ba!
at his side, stick in his hand, and fol
lowed by his dog He left the higl
road and took short cut across tn
country. For two days he Travelled
through an undulating region, inter
sected by pretty streams and fertil
hills; the lark sang merrily above, ant
the plowman drove his furrow througl
the hardened glebe. On every sid
sprouted fair and green the promise o
germs which had been sown in tn
winter season.
| The Polak's heart beat high when h
caught sight of the church spire whic
rose above his native place. Alread
those he met by the way greeted hir
with the usual salutation, "Jesu
Christ be praisedr' AS soon as h
reached the moss-grown cross just out
side his village, he knelt before it an
uttered short, heartfelt prayer. H
thanked his Saviour, not for any victc
ry or any glory, but for allowing hir
to get back through all his trials with
out loss of health or limbs.
He hurried forward and began {
sing for the first time since he had lei
his wife and children.
Not far off could be seen the littl
cottage with its roof of matched stra'
blackened by the smoke of the chin
ney, and its granery, werein the stor
nestled.
Soon. from the other side of hedg
, he was greeted by his young wife, al
, two young children came running II
wards him. He took his son up in h
, arms and kissed him; he bent over h
daughter and stroked her forehea
. with his hand, and then he gazed To-
ingly on his young wife.
She merely said: "How good it is
a see you back herer'
He entered the large room of his co
tage, followed by the children and tt
i, dog.
! "Whose beast have you got thereF
asked the young woman.
a II brought him back with me frol
! France" he replied.
w.
), The dog went about the place wi
= gaping mouth and inquisitive nos
!, He scented every thing; the foo
' benches and wall; the large deal tabl
J, the fagots under the stove the wife
sheer-shin and the linen on the lin
He finally stretched himself in ii
II middle of the room, put his nozzle b
9 tween his forelegs, and sighed deepl
/ as if to say: 1--WE have reached hon
e at last, and l have found another cou
. try which / may look upon as n
own" The children drew near to pl;
!. with him. The young wife broug
= him something to eat. He listened {
= tentively to the foreign words tn
were spoken, as if to catch their mea
} ing or discover what was required
- him; but the task being a futile on